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$100 Question from H 1 Congress’s power to determine National policy will increase if The popularity of the president will _______.

$100 Answer from H 1 Decrease.

$200 Question from H 1 In recent years, have presidents relied More on their White House Staff or More on the cabinet?

$200 Answer from H 1 White House Staff.

$300 Question from H 1 The electoral college consists of Delegates from the states in what Proportion?

$300 Answer from H 1 One delegate for every Congress member from each state.

$400 Question from H 1 Why do incumbents have a greater Advantage over challengers in an Election?

$400 Answer from H 1 They are better known and can Raise campaign funds more easily.

$500 Question from H 1 Prior to serving in Congress, 50% of all legislators came from What profession?

$500 Answer from H 1 The legal field, they were lawyers.

$100 Question from H 2 Name the House’s tax committee.

$100 Answer from H 2 Ways and Means Committee.

$200 Question from H 2 Name the law that killed the “spoils” system of the 1800 s.

$200 Answer from H 2 The Pendleton Act of 1883; “aka” Civil Service Act of 1883.

$300 Question from H 2 What requirement of the Constitution Forces the redrawing of Congressional Districts every 10 years?

$300 Answer from H 2 The census.

$400 Question from H 2 The greatest number of American Voters identify themselves as____.

$400 Answer from H 2 “moderate” or independent voters.

$500 Question from H 2 Which party has more members?

$500 Answer from H 2 The Democratic Party.

$100 Question from H 3 People who join a political party Other than the one to which their Parents belong most often do so Because of ______ issues.

$100 Answer from H 3 Because of economic issues.

$200 Question from H 3 Can the adoption of third party goals By a major political party lead to the Disintegration of that third party?

$200 Answer from H 3 Um, yes.

$300 Question from H 3 Is the burning of an American flag Protected by our free speech rights Of the First Amendment?

$300 Answer from H 3 Yes.

$400 Question from H 3 What process, available to the Congress and the States, could be Used to make flag burning illegal?

$400 Answer from H 3 An amendment to the Constitution.

$500 Question from H 3 Miranda v. Arizona concerned which Right(s) for those accused of crime?

$500 Answer from H 3 The right to remain silent and the Right to counsel (a lawyer).

$100 Question from H 4 Selective incorporation is Used by the Supreme Court to apply The Bill of Rights protections to _______ law.

$100 Answer from H 4 “state law”.

$200 Question from H 4 What amendment does the Supreme Court use in selective incorporation?

$200 Answer from H 4 The 14 th Amendment.

$300 Question from H 4 What programs make up the largest Portion of the Federal Budget?

$300 Answer from H 4 Entitlements.

$400 Question from H 4 Name three (3) entitlements…

$400 Answer from H 4 Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid.

$500 Question from H 4 What is an “iron triangle”?

$500 Answer from H 4 Federal bureaucracy, congressional Committee, and a lobby group.

$100 Question from H 5 Is your right to privacy “implied” by The Bill of Rights, OR is it “stated” in The Bill Of Rights?

$100 Answer from H 5 Your right to privacy is implied.

$200 Question from H 5 What might be a reason that Voter registration records underestimate the number Of independent voters?

$200 Answer from H 5 Independents often do not Participate in primmaries: and many Are registered with the major parties.

$300 Question from H 5 What does a “pardon” do?

$300 Answer from H 5 A pardon grants a release from Legal punishment.

$400 Question from H 5 What does a “reprieve” do?

$400 Answer from H 5 A reprieve postpones legal Punishment.

$500 Question from H 5 What was the “exclusionary rule” Established to do?

$500 Answer from H 5 It was meant to limit the ability of Government to use illegally obtained Evidence.

Final Jeopardy The government promotes preferential Treatment for members of groups who have Historically suffered from discrimination by Means of _____ programs.

Final Jeopardy Answer “affirmative action” programs.